Catawba College

You are invited to apply for the Redesigning Our Future: National Environmental Summit for High School Students scheduled for July 9013 on the Catawba College campus.
You will explore the concept of Environmental Leadership through the perspective of your own skills and interest in everything from theater, music and writing to philosophy, history and science. You will learn how essential elements of these varied areas - creativity, expression, innovation, observation, experimentation and teamwork - are critical to your effectiveness as a leader.

You will also acquire skills that will help you become collabrative leader and effective communicator and return to your school and community empowered to make a positive impact.

Learn more about this incredible opportunity at www.centerfortheenvironment.org and sign up for an experience you will remember for the rest of your life.

 

College Savings Plan

You probably have heard of a 529 College Savings Plan.  It's pretty much what it says it is: a state sponsored savings plan/investment account for college.  The account is tax-free as long as you use the money for educational purposes.  What I did not know was that you don't necessarily have to be a resident of a state to use its plan, although there might be extra benefits if you are. 

If you're interested in learning about these college savings accounts, visit http://bit.ly/18CcGTw. Perhaps this is one way to help you pay for college.

Christian Brothers University

Christian Brothers University in Memphis has initiated a new summer program for high school students in The School of Business:  The CBU Business Immersion Camp.  Rising seniors in high school (currently in 11th grade) are invited to apply for this challenging and dynamic summer camp. The camp is an on-campus residency program designed to enable academically talented high school students to explore their interests in a business education and career. The participants engage in interactive workshops and activities that introduce the student to specific business disciplines and potential career paths.The participants also will visit local companies in and around Memphis and be guided through the inner workings of the industry.  The program is designed for high academic achievers and students with leadership skills and abilities. 

For more information, please visit their website at www.cbu.edu/businesscamp. 

The Right to Privacy

We've been very busy with AP exams this week, but I've had this article on my mind for several weeks.  The issue is the internet and student privacy, and there are so many ways to look at it. In his own blog, a friend of mine recently suggested that our students - our sons and daughters - start developing private lives while in middle school and that there is nothing wrong with that. It is okay, he writes, for them to choose a friend to confide in rather than a parent, or it is okay for them to try and figure out a situation by themselves.

Technology, of course, complicates the privacy issue, and the Education Week article I referenced above, goes into more depth about that.  However, I think the article is also important because it attempts to explain the way teenagers look at the internet and privacy issues, which is different from how we adults view it.

Maybe because my own daughter is out of college (and I don't have to deal with it now) that I tend to agree with my blogger friend: teenagers do have the right to expect some privacy, and I'd like to think that some trust is necessary.  But I wish those same teenagers would understand that there really is no such thing as privacy when it comes to the internet, and at some point, someone out there may be able to find those pictures or those comments that they made.  Then again, maybe that's my adult way of looking at things.

Maybe the most important line in the article is this: "We need to respect the world of teenagers," especially if we want to understand them.

Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech will have an open house in the summer for women only. It's for rising junior and seniors and is a day long open house that will give you more information than just coming for an admission session and tour.  

For more information visit: http://www.admission.gatech.edu/visit/futures

This is such great advice - When a Friend Chooses a College, Be Happy or be Quiet - there's not much need for me to say anything else.